Missing teen found after Albany crews respond to building fire

Published 11:26 pm, Wednesday, June 12, 2013

Albany

A missing 16-year-old boy has been reunited with his family after fire and police crews responding to a fire found him inside a Howard Street building, according to a city police spokesman.

Officer Steve Smith said Wednesday night that around 8:30 p.m. emergency crews rushed to 40 Howard St. Inside the structure, they discovered a smoldering mattress "that appears to have been set on fire by a cigarette."

The investigation is ongoing but the blaze appears to accidental, said Smith. He said the teen, who was not hurt, was recently reported missing.